League One match preview and statistics: Swindon Town fight Portsmouth

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 20.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Energy Check County Ground (15728 seats)

Struggling Swindon Town will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Portsmouth in the upcoming league round. It’s 24th vs 7th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Swindon Town have the most conceded goals (78) in League One

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Swindon and Portsmouth.

Swindon are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Portsmouth are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Swindon Town form and stats

Swindon Town, who have the most conceded goals (78) in League One, have played 21 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-1-13 (wins-draws-losses). The home stadium (The Energy Check County Ground) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Swindon it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around? Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Swindon with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Bristol Rovers game, 27 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

No payout for Swindon in their previous match, an away game at AFC Wimbledon that ended in defeat 1-4. Prior to that, an away loss at Rochdale.

Swindon's goalkeeper Lee Camp was extremely busy against AFC Wimbledon, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Swindon as they are travelling to their away game against Milton Keynes Dons in the League One. That match is four days after this one.

Swindon has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 21 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Swindon Town have conceded 35 from these games.

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Portsmouth form and stats

The visitors are W11-D3-L6 on the road this term. That's in the League One.

Portsmouth aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 182 league minutes without a goal. C. Daniels was the last player to find the net.

Portsmouth play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Milton Keynes Dons (placed 12th). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Crewe Alexandra.

A quick return to home after this game, as Portsmouth are hosting Bristol Rovers in the League One only four days away.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Portsmouth have scored 29 goals in 20 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Portsmouth have conceded 20 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Portsmouth - Swindon 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Swindon victories, zero draws and two Portsmouth wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PortsmouthJ. Marquis
J. Marquis
14 goals
SwindonB. Pitman
B. Pitman
8 goals
PortsmouthR. Curtis
R. Curtis
7 goals

Swindon Town missing players

Portsmouth missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Swindon Town Portsmouth
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
42 21 7 Played P 6 20 41
11 7 1 Won W 3 11 19
4 1 1 Drew D 1 3 8
27 13 5 Lost L 2 6 14
47 21 5 Scored S 9 29 57
78 35 13 Conceded C 10 20 43
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 90% 90%
79% 71% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 60% 68%
62% 57% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 45% 46%
31% 24% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 35% 29%
17% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 10% 7%
57% 48% 43% BTTS BTTS 67% 45% 44%
10% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 40% 34%
33% 43% 57% Failed to Score F T 17% 25% 32%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.9 2.1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.6
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.2 8.7 7.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 11.4 11.9
3.2 3.2 2.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 4.5 4.1
35% 31% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 33% 34%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Swindon Town have the fewest clean sheets (4) in League One
  • Swindon Town have the most conceded goals (78) in League One
  • Swindon Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (43) in League One
  • Swindon Town have the most matches over the total-line (26) in League One
  • Swindon Town have the the worst goal difference (-31) in League One
  • Swindon Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 42 25 7 10 73 33 21 13 3 5 27 11 21 12 4 5 46 22 40 82
2 Peterborough United 41 24 7 10 73 39 20 15 3 2 47 16 21 9 4 8 26 23 34 79
3 Sunderland 41 19 14 8 61 34 20 9 6 5 28 20 21 10 8 3 33 14 27 71
4 Lincoln City 40 20 9 11 62 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 19 11 5 3 28 14 20 69
5 Blackpool 40 19 11 10 53 35 20 10 7 3 27 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 18 68
6 Oxford United 42 19 8 15 66 51 21 11 4 6 32 20 21 8 4 9 34 31 15 65
7 Portsmouth 41 19 8 14 57 43 21 8 5 8 28 23 20 11 3 6 29 20 14 65
8 Charlton Athletic 40 17 12 11 57 51 19 6 6 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 63
9 Ipswich Town 41 17 10 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 20 6 6 8 19 24 0 61
10 Doncaster Rovers 40 18 6 16 57 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 19 7 2 10 24 28 2 60
11 Gillingham 42 17 8 17 58 57 21 9 4 8 28 28 21 8 4 9 30 29 1 59
12 Milton Keynes Dons 42 16 10 16 56 58 21 9 7 5 31 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -2 58
13 Accrington Stanley 41 16 10 15 53 60 20 9 5 6 25 21 21 7 5 9 28 39 -7 58
14 Fleetwood Town 41 15 11 15 44 35 21 9 7 5 25 14 20 6 4 10 19 21 9 56
15 Crewe Alexandra 41 15 10 16 47 56 21 9 6 6 28 27 20 6 4 10 19 29 -9 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 42 14 11 17 51 67 21 11 4 6 30 30 21 3 7 11 21 37 -16 53
17 Burton Albion 41 14 10 17 54 64 20 6 3 11 26 38 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 40 12 14 14 44 48 19 5 7 7 25 25 21 7 7 7 19 23 -4 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 41 11 12 18 48 63 20 6 4 10 26 32 21 5 8 8 22 31 -15 45
20 Wigan Athletic 42 12 8 22 47 68 21 5 5 11 22 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -21 44
21 Northampton Town 42 10 10 22 35 61 21 7 5 9 17 23 21 3 5 13 18 38 -26 40
22 Rochdale 41 9 12 20 52 72 21 3 9 9 25 40 20 6 3 11 27 32 -20 39
23 Bristol Rovers 42 10 8 24 40 65 21 7 2 12 23 29 21 3 6 12 17 36 -25 38
24 Swindon Town 42 11 4 27 47 78 21 7 1 13 21 35 21 4 3 14 26 43 -31 37

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 42 25 7 10 73 33 21 13 3 5 27 11 21 12 4 5 46 22 40 82
2 Peterborough United 41 24 7 10 73 39 20 15 3 2 47 16 21 9 4 8 26 23 34 79
3 Sunderland 41 19 14 8 61 34 20 9 6 5 28 20 21 10 8 3 33 14 27 71
4 Lincoln City 40 20 9 11 62 42 21 9 4 8 34 28 19 11 5 3 28 14 20 69
5 Blackpool 40 19 11 10 53 35 20 10 7 3 27 17 20 9 4 7 26 18 18 68
6 Oxford United 42 19 8 15 66 51 21 11 4 6 32 20 21 8 4 9 34 31 15 65
7 Portsmouth 41 19 8 14 57 43 21 8 5 8 28 23 20 11 3 6 29 20 14 65
8 Charlton Athletic 40 17 12 11 57 51 19 6 6 7 30 33 21 11 6 4 27 18 6 63
9 Ipswich Town 41 17 10 14 41 41 21 11 4 6 22 17 20 6 6 8 19 24 0 61
10 Doncaster Rovers 40 18 6 16 57 55 21 11 4 6 33 27 19 7 2 10 24 28 2 60
11 Gillingham 42 17 8 17 58 57 21 9 4 8 28 28 21 8 4 9 30 29 1 59
12 Milton Keynes Dons 42 16 10 16 56 58 21 9 7 5 31 25 21 7 3 11 25 33 -2 58
13 Accrington Stanley 41 16 10 15 53 60 20 9 5 6 25 21 21 7 5 9 28 39 -7 58
14 Fleetwood Town 41 15 11 15 44 35 21 9 7 5 25 14 20 6 4 10 19 21 9 56
15 Crewe Alexandra 41 15 10 16 47 56 21 9 6 6 28 27 20 6 4 10 19 29 -9 55
16 Plymouth Argyle 42 14 11 17 51 67 21 11 4 6 30 30 21 3 7 11 21 37 -16 53
17 Burton Albion 41 14 10 17 54 64 20 6 3 11 26 38 21 8 7 6 28 26 -10 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 40 12 14 14 44 48 19 5 7 7 25 25 21 7 7 7 19 23 -4 50
19 AFC Wimbledon 41 11 12 18 48 63 20 6 4 10 26 32 21 5 8 8 22 31 -15 45
20 Wigan Athletic 42 12 8 22 47 68 21 5 5 11 22 37 21 7 3 11 25 31 -21 44
21 Northampton Town 42 10 10 22 35 61 21 7 5 9 17 23 21 3 5 13 18 38 -26 40
22 Rochdale 41 9 12 20 52 72 21 3 9 9 25 40 20 6 3 11 27 32 -20 39
23 Bristol Rovers 42 10 8 24 40 65 21 7 2 12 23 29 21 3 6 12 17 36 -25 38
24 Swindon Town 42 11 4 27 47 78 21 7 1 13 21 35 21 4 3 14 26 43 -31 37

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